Induction-motor control.



PATENTBD MAR. 24, 1908.

K. A. ?AULY. INDUCTION MOTOR CONTROL.

APPLIGATION TILED BEAR. 9. 1906.

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sonnnncmnnnnw YORK, ".issicnon To GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; .i. CORPORATIQN or new YORK.

'NDUGTIGN-MGTOE conrnon N er-inaction of'Lette-ris Patent.

Fotented March 24, 1908.

.lypiicstion filed March 9. 1906. Serial No. 395,026.

To alt whom H; may concern:

Be it knownthat I, KARL A; PAULY, n citizen of the United States, residing, at Schen- York,. haveinvented certain new and useful.

of which thofollowing is a specification.

fMy invention relates to the control of in- I diiotion motors {and its oh ieot is to provide a novel method of, and means for; controlling such motors Wherehythe'y may he one/rated .cfiiciently at varying speeds, and. their speed increased or diminished stephy-stcp in as ,simple manner as is possible with a. direct- 1-5. nrrent motor;- 'It has been proposed here- 'gtdfore so to arrange inductionmotors as to adapt them for connection for different pole numbers, thereby obtaining a. plurality of difiierent speeds.- This hes heen accomshed hoth by'va-ryhig the connections of e 1e winding and; by Providing the motor t ferent ole numbers Such an str re-n enient gives cplurshty oi fixed speeds, but it has not 'heenpossi I ally from one speed to another with (is :grce of efficiency. i

The object of my invention is to provide a. 1 novel methodof ohtsiningsuch a transition 3Q-from onespe'd tonnother 'ith h h eifi Myinvention consists-in establishing the 'connections-or both speeds simultaneously,

I supplying current to both sets of connections and varying the relative torques produced by the currents iii-theseconnections. By '3 'estahiishing'thetivo sets of connections si multenjeously and supplying current to both I sets "e;.-fspeod.

, Ween he two speeds correspond i i v if rentpole numbers. 'lhe current in inneotjions for the smaller inunhcr oi @lss ettempts to pull the iiiig hero the twolimiting speeds, hit when *the'sp eedicorresponding to synohronism for "the; grei 'terninnher of poles isflpessed, the current in-that set. of connections exerts a.

' negative torque -or, in other ords, pro- 'turn current? to the line. resultant torque is tli.:dil'ins9 lJQlW/VG-QX} the positive torque producedihv the current in the con nections conesii'onding to the SillitiiEil nunectndy, county of Schenectady, State olYNeW Improvements in induction-Motor Control,

In plurality of separate windings of dii-o his heretofore to shift gmdw motor up to the 'duces a. generator action which. tends to reher of poles and the negative torque produced by the current in the other set of connections. By varying these torques re1atively lLO'PiLCll other, the speed of the motor for at given torque may be varied, and may he made to assume any desired value he tween'thc two limiting speeds.

More speoiiioclly stated, my invention con sists in modifying the relative torques. prodnced'hy the currents in the two sets of connections of different pole-numbers by varying the relative voltages supplied thereto. By rneans of this method of control, a shortcircuited armature of thesquirrel-cage type maybe employed. thus 1 avoiding the increased cost and complication of a coil- WOUJQCl secondary. I

My invention further comprises certain arrangements of controlling means ad opted for convenient practice of the control above described, I

My invention will best be understood by reference to i which V l Figure 1 shows diagrnnnnz ticnlly an induction motor arranged for control in scoorderice with my invention;'and Fig. 2 is an en ilenetorydiagram. I .tteierrinv first to Fig.2, the curves a and I) represent toe speed-torque characteristics of a motor connected for two different pole numbers. The rzitio oi the-two pole numbers for the curves shown in this figure is 4 example as ropresentin the curves ofa motor connected for eight pies and for six poles,

respectively. tinned beyond synchronous specdrepresented by the point 5. Beyond this point the torque becomes negative, indicating the Well-known generator notion iibovc synchronisni. If only one set of connections is operative, the speed-torque characteristic of the motor is represented by the corresonding curve a or I). Let it he assumed t int the full-load torque is thesaine. at both limiting speeds, and. is represented the points 1 and 2;

n corresponding torque at e plurality of speeds between 1 and 2, which may be represented by pointszilong tlxciin'eh-Q, this can be accomplished by connecting the motor for both pole numbers at the sometime and the accompanying drawings, in

to 3, and the figure may he considered for The curve a is shown con respectively. Now, 1 it isdcsired to obtain 7 sets of connections, the same varying the relative temples due o the two sets of ronuertions. lhus. l'or instance. ussume that voltage is being supplied to the set ol' vimnections, producing the pole nun1- ber indicated by the curve (I. and. assume that it reduced voltage supplied to the other set of cor .eetions, of an amount sullicient to give it torque one-hull that. indicated by the curve I). This reduced torque is indicated by the curve 1). Under these conditions, a torque rorresponding to the line 12 will be produced at {L speed corresg'ionding to the \es'iienl line 33. since the d ii'l'erenee between the ordinates ol' the curves (1 and b at the litre is equal lo the distance from the line 'l lo ihe speed axis. Similarly/ii i'ull voltage is supplied to the si. pole side o'l (Olllltl'ililllfi and reduced voltnge sullicient to give hall torque to the eight-pole connections. the eondiiions will be repre sented by the curves i; Illl'i o. l 'nder these conditions a. tor line 1 2 will. be produced at a speed responding to the \urtieal lino l. since the diilerenee between the ordinn es of the curve I) and e at this line equal to the distance from the line 1--2 to the speed axis. ()hvi ously, by further varying the relative voltages impressed on the six-pole and eight-pole torque may be obtained at any other desired speeds intermediate the two limitingspeods. i

.ll hen the speeilic method oi control indicated by the diagram is enndoyed,--that is, when the relative torques produced by the two sets ol connections are controlled by Varying the relative voltages supplied to the two sets of connections, the relative pole numbers should be so chosen that the maxi mum negative point on the curve a oc-- curs at a higher speed than the maximum point 7 on the curve 0, as indicated inthe drawings. lfthis notthe ase, the control by varying the relative voltages will give a certain range of unstable operation between. these maximum poin This will be eyident from an inspection oi the relative slopes oi the two torque curves. But provided the point 8 occurs at a higher speed than'the point 7, the operation is stable over the entire range. This relative position oi the maximum points is obtained with an induction motor as ordinarily designed with a pole ratio from 4 to 3, as illustrated, and may ordinarily be obtained with a. pole ratio as high as 3 to T his ratio is high enough for ordinary purposes, and the use of voltage control renders it possible to use a shortcireuited secondary meml'ier of the squirrel cage type.

Now referring to Fig' 1, the arrangement of the motor and it's circuit connections will be readily understood.

A and reprelenttwo prinmry windings connected for eight polesand six poles, r

l l l l l no corresponding to thel l l l p ';-ctively. The particular arrangement of these windings for obtaining these pole numbers forms no part of my invention, and will be readily imderstood by those skilled in the art. lfiurthermore, although I have indirated two distinct windings for obtaining the two pole numbers, this arrangement is not essential to my invention in its broader aspeets.

C represents a short-circuited rotor of the srmirrehcagc type. or 8 alone is energized the rotor C will Opellite at a speed corresponding to the number oi poles in the primary. W hen both windings are energizedv the rotor will indie an in termediate speed, as has 'been above ex 'plained. in order to obtain. the trol of the primar windings, I have shown a three-phase arrangement of transformers T, T and T. (he primaries of these transformers are shown connected in Y to a source of tlu'ee-phase current, while each of the semrularies has its opposite terminals connected to the two primary motor windings, respectively. A short-circuiting switch member 2 is arranged to connect successively dill'ment points on each transformer secondary to corresponding points on. the other seeoinlaries. With this arrangement, when the member t occupies any intermediate position, as shown, the upper portions of the three transformer secondaries are connected in Y to the cight-pole motor winding, while the lower portions are simultaneously connected in r to the six-pole motor. By moving the member t up or down, the voltages impressed on the two motor windings are sinniltaneously and oppositely varied; iihen the member 3 is in either extreme position, one of the motor windings is short-circnited, while the other has the full secondary voltage impressed upon it. and themotor consequently operates as though it had only a single winding. Of course it will be Hillel'- stocd that if the pole numbers should not be such that the two primary windings are non inductive with respect to each pther, the controlling device should not be arranged to short-circuit either winding.

Although I have shown and described a motor arranged for only two different pole nunibcrs, my invention is not limited to such it motor but may be employed to 0 tain gradiud transition from one speed to another in motor arranged torconncction for anv number of pole numbers. n

I do not desire to limit tieular connections and arrangement of parts here shown, but aim in the appended claims to cover all modifications which are within the scope of my invent-ion.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by-Letters Patent of the United States, is,-

1 The method of operating 'an induction myself to the permotor at Varyin speeds which consists in W'hen either winding A voltage coni .2. The method of operating an induction motor at'varyiiigg speeds which consis Us in cstablishing 'two sts of connections adapted to produce tendencies toward operation at two I 'dilierent limiting or synchronous speeds, j supplying current to both sets of connections simultaneously, and varying the relative voltages siipplicd to the two se .3. Theo ethod of operating; an induction motor at varying speeds which consists in establishing two sets offconnections adapted to produce operation at" two diiiorent speeds, supplying current to both sets of connections simultaneously, and varying simultaneously and'oppositely the torques produced by the two setsof connections;

- .4. The, method of operating at varying speeds ingsof different. pole numbers, which consists connecting both windings to a source of voltage soas to cause them to produce simultaneously in the motor tendencies to run at two ,difierent speeds and varying the relative torques produced by the two windings.

'5. The 1nethod"oi operatingat varying speeds an inductioninotor having; two windings of diii'erentpole numbers, which. con- 3'5 sists in connecting both windings to a. source of voltage and varying simultaneously and. oppositely the torques produced by the two qwinding The method of operating at varying 40' speeds an induction motor having two windings of different pole numbers, which consists in connecting both windings to asource of voltage so as to cause them to produce simultaneously in the motor tendencies to run at two difi'erent speeds and varying the speed-torque characteristics of the motor corresponding to the two pole numbers.

7. The method of operating at varying speeds arr-induction motor having two windings of 'liilerent pole numbers, which con-- sists in connecting both windings to a source of voltage so as to cause them to produce simultaneously in the motor tendencies to run at two different speeds and varying the 56 relative voltages'impresscd on said. windings.

8. The methodwof operating at varying speeds an induction motor having two wind ings of different polenumbers, which consists in connecting both windings to a source 60 vof voltage and varying simultaneously and oppositely the voltages impressed on the two windings.-

. 9. In combination, an induction motor adapted to be connected for two different pole numbers, means for supplying current an induction motor having two wrndto both sets of conrnwtions simultaneously so as-to produce in the motor tendencies to run at two difl'err-znt speeds, and means for varying the relative torques produced by the currents in the two sets of connections.

x 10. In combination, an induction. motor adapted to be connected for two different pole numbers, means for supplying current to both sets of connections simultaneously,

l and means or varying simultaneously and i oppositely the tor-zpics produced. by the curg rents in the two ol connections. I

ll. in combinutiou, on induction motor having a slmrt-circuiled secondary member and a primary member adapted to be con nected l or two dillcrent pole numbers, means for supplying: current to both of connections sin'udtuncously and means for varying the relative voltages impressed on the two sets.

12. In combination, an induction motor having a short-circuited secondary member and a primary .rneinl'ier adapted to be connected for two dil'lercnt pole numbers, means for supplying current to both sets of connec tions simultaneously, and means for varying simultaneously and oppositely the voltages impressed on the two sets of connections.

13. In combination with an induction mo tor having a single rotor and having two windings oi difi'crent pole numbers, ,means for supplying current to both. windings, and switcl'iingg means lor varying the relative torques produced by the two windings.

14. in combination with an induction motor having two windings of diilerent pole numbers, means for supplying current to both windings, and

varying .siinultmiieously and oppositely .the torques produced by the two windings.

15. In combination withan induction motor having; it single rotor and having two windings'oi dill'crcnt pole niunbcrs, means for supplying. current to both windings, and a switch connected to said windings l'or varying: the relative voltages impressed on said windings;

1.6. in. combination with an induction niotor having two windings ol dillorent pole numbers, minus lor supplying current to both winding, and :i switch connected to said windings for varying simultaneously and oppositely the voltages impressed on said windings.

17. in combination with an induction motor having s... singlerotor and having two windings ol di'll'oront pole numbers, means for supplying-r current to both windings, and switching means in circuit with the motor arranged to modify the speed-tor ue characteristics oi" the motor corresponring to the two pole numbers;

18. In combination, an induction motor having two primary windings of different 1 QOlG numbers and a short-circuited. secondswitching means for :1 ry member: means .1 .r supplying current to 1111111 prinmry windings and ing 111v rehnivc voltages impressed on said windings."v

If). in cnnihinntion, having two primary windings 111' diflvrcnl pniv ninnhers and 11- s11111't('ircni1 11 semnd- :11' \'1n1 111111'1' means for supplying current 111 1111111 primary windings, 11nd means 1111' varying sin1nita1ncn11si 11nd cppnsitniy the M11- iznn-s iinpressud (1n the two windings.

21". 1111111111111111111111, 2111 induction 111111111 having [W11 lhrce-phnso priinnrv windings 111' 11111111111 111111 nuinhcrs, threc-phnsv 21i' rainyenlvnt 01' supply transformers, connections 1111111 opposite terminals 11 each t1'1111s 1'111'211111' secondary 111 the twn 11101111 windings res r-z-livciy, 11nd means 111] cnnnocting 111- nlenns fur Yur 2111 induction 11111101 sss,5s1

gether different but corresponding points on said secondaries.

21. In combination, an induction motor having two three-phase primary windings of different p010 numbers, a three-phase arrangement 111' supply transformers, connections from opposite terminals of each transformer secondary to the two motor windings respective-1y, and t1 short-circniting switching, member arranged to connect successively dili'cront peints on each secondary to corresponding pnints on the other secondaries.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day oiMarch, 1906.

KARL A. PAULY. Vitncsses:

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